Football Preview: Kettle Run Cougars vs. Skyline Hawks
Kettle Run has gone 3-0 against Skyline recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Kettle Run Cougars will square off against the Skyline Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Kettle Run knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Skyline likes a good challenge.
Kettle Run is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing James Wood: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Kettle Run blew James Wood out of the water with a 54-14 final score. The Cougars pushed the score to 48-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Colonels had no chance of recovering from.
Jacob Mulhern was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 282 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Zach Roth, who picked up 63 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Skyline beat Millbrook 23-14 on Friday.
A big part of Skyline's victory came down to the chemistry between Marques Lockhart and his top target Isiah Maxwell. Lockhart gained 84 total yards and a touchdown while Maxwell picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Maxwell got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 81 yards.
Kettle Run's record is now 3-0. As for Skyline, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Kettle Run against Skyline in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 47-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kettle Run since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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